Research

Ohio University astrophysicist Dr. Ryan Chornock is part of a large international team of scientists, called the Dark Energy Survey Team, that reported a major new discovery about the cosmos on Oct. 16. “This is the story of a gold rush in the sky,” said the New York Times news […]

Dr. Jonathan C. Agensky, Assistant Professor of Political Science, recently published an article titled “Recognizing Religion: Politics, History, and The ‘Long 19th Century” in the European Journal of International Relations. The article reflects on the treatment of religion within scholarly fields of international relations and political science. Responding to treatments […]

Biological Sciences graduate student Anthony L. Gilbert and Dr. Donald Miles published an article that provides a critical study for those interested in climate change and the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems across the globe. They authored “Natural selection on thermal preference, critical thermal maxima and locomotor […]

Dr. Ursula Castellano, Associate Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department, presented “The Micro-Politics of Mental Health Court Referrals” at the 35th International Congress on Law and Mental Health in Prague, Czech Republic, in July 2017. Castellano also co-organized (with Dr. Kathi Trawver of University Alaska-Anchorage) and presided over a […]

From the American Geophysical Union WASHINGTON D.C. — New reconstructions of past atmospheric pressures over Antarctica show much of the continent experienced unusually high pressures during portions of the early and middle 20th century. Those high pressures were associated with warm weather that may have significantly impacted the race to […]

Dr. Daniel Hembree, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, recently published “Neoichnology of tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): criteria for recognizing spider burrows in the fossil record” in the open access journal Palaeontologia Electronica. For this study, Hembree used laboratory experiments with three types of living tarantulas to construct burrows that he then […]

Dr. Myrna Perez Sheldon received two outside grants this year, a short-term fellowship from the Library Company of Philadelphia and one from the American Philosophical Society. Sheldon is Assistant Professor of Classics & World Religions and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Ohio University, She was awarded a Mellon Scholars Program […]